bypass tank selector valve?

[demok83]

Hey guys. After trying to figure out my non working fuel gauge problem, i realized that the previous owner has bypassed the tank selector valve. He is running the fuel line straight to the fuel pump. The charcoal canister has been removed, and he installed a new fuel pump with no return line. My question is this: if I spliced the pink wire (gas gauge) with the pink/white wire (sending unit driver's side) together, would this make my fuel pump read correctly? I am sure the tank selector valve went bad, and he just decided to bypass it. Should I buy a new fuel tank selector valve even though my fuel pump has no way of returning? Your thoughts???

[Just call me Sean]

I usually like to fix things right.

[Skunksmash]

If it were me I'd buy the new valve. And go ahead and fix it all. Its very nice having two tanks. When you go to fill up, you don't have to worry about getting turned around right at the gas station. Plus you can always leave 1/8th of a tank in the opposite tank, just in case. And alternate when feasible so that the fuel doesn't get a chance to go bad. Or you can fill up both and go 500 miles before you need to do it again. Lots of little advantages to having both tanks working.